Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm Explained

Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm
Coordinates:36.5558°N -114.7519°W
Country:United States
Location:Clark County, Nevada
Status:p
Solar Type:PV
Ps Site Area:2200acres

Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm is a planned 420 MWp (300 MWAC) photovoltaic power station north of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada on the Moapa River Indian Reservation.[1] The facility is being developed by 8minutenergy Renewables and when completed will be the largest photovoltaic system on tribal lands in North America.[2] It is also the largest component within NV Energy's current tranche of renewable energy projects that will create over 1 Gigawatt of new electricity supply. [3] [4]

The electricity generated will have a flat rate of $23.76 per megawatt-hour throughout its 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) term, which could establish a new record-low rate for a solar PPA contract.[5] [6] [7]

The project is also part of NV Energy’s plans to retire a 254 MW coal-fired unit in a power-constrained region of Nevada at the end of 2021, four years ahead of schedule.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NV Energy Proposes Giant Solar Investment In Nevada. Lillian. Betsy. 2018-06-01. Solar Industry. en-US. 2019-01-21.
  2. Web site: NV Energy announcement includes Moapa Paiute solar plant. Robinson. Vernon. Moapa Valley Progress. 6 June 2018 .
  3. Web site: PUCN approves largest clean energy investment in Nevada history. Team. News 4 & Fox 11 Digital. 2018-12-21. KRNV. 2019-01-21.
  4. Web site: Commission Approves Largest Clean Energy Investment in Nevada History. 2019-01-08. Transmission & Distribution World. 2019-01-22.
  5. Web site: NV Energy 2.3-cent solar contract could set new price record. Utility Dive. en-US. 2019-01-22.
  6. Web site: Clean energy is catching up to natural gas. Roberts. David. 2018-07-13. Vox. 2019-01-22.
  7. Web site: Nevada's 2.3-Cent Bid Beats Arizona's Record-Low Solar PPA Price. Spector. Julian. 2018-06-12. www.greentechmedia.com. 2019-01-22. Instead, we can turn to 8minutenergy’s 300-megawatt Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm, which clocks in at a flat rate of $23.76 per megawatt-hour throughout its 25-year PPA term..
  8. Web site: NV Energy Accelerates Retirement of One of Nevada's Last Coal Units. Patel. 12/27/2018 Sonal. 2018-12-27. POWER Magazine. en-US. 2019-01-22.
  9. Web site: Warren Buffett trades for four solar plants, retiring a coal unit. 2018-12-26. pv magazine USA. en-US. 2019-01-22.

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